Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDN and MINY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF, and $5.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF.
Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
8.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
16.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
MINY costs 0.06 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDN | MINY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 17.8% (6 months) | fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.7 pts | behind by 35.2 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 and MINY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.8m | $5.5m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 12% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDN and MINY hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
12% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GLDN | MINY | GLDN | MINY | GLDN | MINY |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −9.7% | 4.0% | 7.4% | −1.4 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 6 months | −11.4% | −20.3% | 6.6% | 12.6% | −3.7 pts | −25.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDN Feb 2026 · MINY Feb 2026 | −20.4% | −22.5% | 8.2% | 16.5% | not measured | −35.2 pts |
GLDN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −7.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GLDN paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
MINY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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